Publications

Made in America, Again: Why Manufacturing Will Return to the U.S.

Harold L. Sirkin, Michael Zinser, Douglas Hohner

August 2011

China’s once-overwhelming manufacturing-cost advantage over the U.S. is eroding fast. Within five years, rising Chinese wages, higher U.S. productivity, a weaker dollar, and other factors will virtually close the cost gap between the U.S. and China for many goods consumed in North America. A U.S. manufacturing renaissance could result.